21c Museum Presents Cuba Now, an Examination of Contemporary Cuban Art over the Last Two Decades

<p style="text-align: justify;">Louisville, KY (PRWEB) February 17, 2011. Exhibition features the work of artists living in Cuba, Cuban immigrants and first-generation Cuban Americans as well as never before exhibited works. 21c Museum will present, Cuba Now, an extensive exhibition of more than 80 works of contemporary Cuban art from the 21c collection, other institutions and private collections as well as several works loaned by the artists themselves. Read More

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UNICEF recognizes Cuba’s work in defense of children

<p style="text-align: justify;">UNICEF recognizes Cuba’s work in defense of children• LAS TUNAS.— "Cuba has demonstrated that responding to the needs of children does not require economic resources but political will. In spite of being a blockaded country with scant resources, it has developed a model for the implementation of children’s rights, with indicators that are among the highest in the world." Read More

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In Cuba books are not luxury items

<p style="text-align: justify;">IN the midst of the world economic crisis, which is turning books into luxury items, the Book Fair in Cuba is growing and the number of exhibitors multiplying, affirmed Zuleica Romay, president of the Cuban Book Institute (ICL) at the event’s opening ceremony. Read More

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Vegetarians push soy, but Cubans prefer pork

<p style="text-align: justify;">Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Juicy hamburgers and sandwiches stuffed thick with sausage aren't your typical vegetarian fare — but that's what is on the menu at El Carmelo, a state-run restaurant originally founded to promote healthy, meat-free eating."Meat-free" is not a phrase that goes over well in Cuba, an island where long-standing privations have forged a strong, emotional bond with food — especially cuisine.Facing the harsh reality of its tough customers, El Carmelo eventually replaced such vegetarian items as soy picadillo with greasy pork chops. Read More

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US leaders must cooperate with Cuba to prevent oil spills

<p style="text-align: justify;">Wednesday, February 16, 2011. In Singapore, a semisubmersible oil rig is being prepared for oil exploration off the coast of Cuba. Repsol, a Spanish energy company working with Cuba, is expected to drill as close as 50 miles off the coast of Florida and at depths deeper than Deepwater Horizon, which exploded in U.S. waters last year, producing the largest oil spill ever in the Gulf of Mexico.These developments rightly have the attention of Florida's federal leaders. Read More

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Swimmer Diana Nyad talks about fitness, aging, that Cuba-Florida swim and more

<p style="text-align: justify;">February 21, 2011. Chat live with champion long-distance swimmer and National Public Radio contributor Diana Nyad on Monday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. Pacific time (5 p.m. Central and 6 p.m. Eastern).Nyad, 61, has broken several world records in swimming (one for circling Manhattan Island) and in 2006 was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. Last year, at age 60, Nyad trained for a swim from Cuba to Florida, but bad weather derailed her plans. She intends to reprise that swim this year. Read More

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Rigoberta Menchu Meets with the Public at the Cuba 2011 20th International Book Fair

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchu will meet on Thursday in Havana with the public attending at the Cuba 2011 20th International Book Fair.Cuban journalist Magda Resik will speak with Menchu in a meeting at the Nicolas Guillen Hall at the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress, the main venue of the Book Fair, which will run until March 6 across the country.‘El Cañonazo’, the daily journal of the event, announced that Menchu’s followers will also have the opportunity to buy her book ‘El Legado Magico’ (The magic legacy). Read More

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Red tape sinks Sarasota-to-Cuba yacht regatta

<p style="text-align: justify;">Thursday, February 17, 2011. SARASOTA - The planners of the ambitious Sarasota to Havana Regatta have scrapped their plans to glide 150 boats to Cuba in May after once-optimistic talks with federal officials fell flat.Because the U.S. Treasury Department did not provide the Sarasota Yacht Club with the needed permits to travel to the embargoed nation by Tuesday's deadline, the sailors are scrambling to salvage the plans for a much smaller production. Read More

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Azerbaijani President receives Foreign Minister of Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Baku – APA. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla, APA reports.Expressing his satisfaction with the development of the relations between the countries President Ilham Aliyev underlined that there are good prospects to improve the relations. Read More

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Cuba, Panama in goalless tie

<p style="text-align: justify;">Thursday, February 17, 2011. MONTEGO BAY, St James – Cuba and Panama will have to play 'wait and see' as to who will accompany the United States into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF U-17 tourney after playing out a 0-0 draw in their Group B game at Jarrett Park.Panama squandered a great chance early in the game when captain Roberto Chen missed a penalty kick as they dominated the first half.Both teams are on one point, but Cuba have played both first-round games. They lost 3-1 against the US on Monday at Catherine Hall. Read More

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